This is dedicated to my husband *tee hee*

I turned on the TV at just the right time this morning!!
Technically this needs no introduction...just watch this and you'll understand! Good thing I saw this commercial before I tried the same thing...that would have been embarrassing!

(Darn fish! He can get up at the crack of dawn to sit in a boat, on the water, for hours & not catch a thing, but he can't get up just a little earlier to have a cup of coffee with me! What's up with that?!?!?! Love ya, honey!)

True beauty

I always make sure that my children know they are beautiful and perfect just the way God made them. I tell Afton and Miya all the time that they are so pretty and that she doesn't need makeup to change the way she looks. I want my children to grow up and be happy and content with how God created them. That's not to say that Afton won't put on mascara or eyeliner, but I want her to know that "less is more". With that being said you can watch this. It's a UK commercial sponsored by Dove, The Campaign for Real Beauty, and the Dove Self Esteem Fund. It's a "montage" of commercials that our children see everyday, but put together is quite disturbing.
Make sure your children know that God created them in His image, therefore they are perfect the way they are. They do not need surgery, implants, injections, pills, diets or drinks to make them "perfect".

(I wrote this geared towards my daughters, but I tell Caleb all the time what a handsome boy he is!)

Good Friday

Today, thousands of years ago, Jesus died on the cross for us! It's hard not to think of today as "Friday" "almost the weekend"or "just another day", but instead it is a day to remember that Jesus gave His life for us so that we would have the privilege of going to Heaven when we die. I was listening to this song earlier this morning and how fitting that God put it in front of me at exactly the right moment, Good Friday!

Yesterday I read this devotional from In Touch with Charles Stanley. This truly makes you think about what we take for granted every day...Jesus' sacrifice, our salvation and the weight of sin Jesus had to bear. God had to turn His back on his one and only Son because He could not look upon sin! I can't imagine how that must have hurt Father and Son. (Actually, I can only relate on a human, motherly level). Jesus was willing to take on everyone's sin and God's wrath because He loved us. How can I not praise and worship Him?

So, instead of thinking of today as just another day of the week, take time to reflect on the gift we have been given because Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice thousands of years ago! ....And remember, He may have died on Friday, but he ROSE AGAIN on Sunday!! How awesome is that?!?!?!!!

(I included the devotional below just in case you didn't click on the link!)

In Touch Daily Devotional
by Dr. Charles Stanley

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March 20, 2008 -- The Lord's Other Cup -- Mark 14:32-36

Paintings of the Lord's Table show one cup and one platter. The cup represents the blood Jesus shed to save us from sin. And the platter holds bread symbolizing His body, which was broken for us. What we don't see is the second cup that Jesus drank alone-- one that made our salvation possible.

The phrase "drink from this cup" refers to a person's willingness to take part in an act. Jesus knew that He had come to earth for the purpose of dying for sin--in other words, this mission was His "cup." While praying in Gethsemane, our Savior asked that this cup pass from Him if possible; however, He would willingly submit to His Father's will.

Some people assume Jesus was asking to avoid the excruciating physical suffering of crucifixion. But even more difficult for Him to face were two spiritual agonies He knew He must undergo. First, our Savior would bear the world's transgressions, actually becoming sin on our behalf (2 Corinthians 5:21) and dying so that its power over our lives could be destroyed. The sinless One would know the weight, guilt, and sorrow of the incalculable wrongs committed throughout all time. But more than just experiencing the ugliness of sin, He would bear the Father's full wrath for all human iniquity. And second, because holy God cannot look upon sin, Jesus would be separated from His Father for the only time since eternity past, and He would have to bear this unthinkable burden alone.

Jesus drank from the cup of suffering, sin-bearing, and separation so that we can share in the cup of salvation.

Snore...zzzzz

Caleb was too cute this morning when I went in to get him out of bed! I walked over to his crib just in time to hear..."snore....zzzz...snore...zzzz"! It was so funny! He was pretending to be asleep! Then he started giggling....

Even funnier!!

Even funnier than "In the MotherHood" is this post!! Seriously, laughed until I couldn't see anymore thanks to the tears streaming down my face!

For fun

Apparently I can't nap between 12 - 2...something about not be able to fall asleep?! It's really not fair since I need to catch up on the sleep I lost last night. So, since I took time off of work to nap, and couldn't, I nursed my headache (because lack of sleep makes me feel hungover) and decided to do something for myself. That would be sitting on the couch with my laptop and doing nothing constructive. While "blog stalking", or should I say "blog admiring", I came across this blog. As I was reading through some of her previous posts she had a link to this site. (Just to give you a heads up, they use some off color language and suggestive humor, not extreme profanity though, otherwise I wouldn't link it) It had me cracking up!!! It's "In the Motherhood" and I've seen one or two ads for it, but didn't think anything of it, but today I watched all the episodes!! This was definitely a good find on my un-constructive day off! Not the nap I wanted to take, but laughter is always the best medicine, right? Anyway, check it out if you have a second! I'm going to go eat some chocolate chip cookies right now and take two aspirin.